By Sean Moloughney, Editor09.07.17
As the dietary supplement industry has evolved and matured, research and development teams have discovered novel nutraceuticals and fine-tuned processing technologies. Analytical testing methods have expanded as well to ensure that what’s listed on the label is actually in the product. Ultimately, understanding and applying methods that are fit for their intended purpose will help to validate quality controls.
Testing in the supplements industry has grown more sophisticated over the years, according to John Travis, senior research scientist, NSF International. “New techniques and instrumentation developed by researchers and instrument manufacturers have expanded the analyst’s toolbox. Commercialization of next generation DNA sequencing and high resolution mass spectrometry have brought capabilities that were once only available to researchers into production laboratories. I believe the supplement industry has become more technically savvy as well. I no longer get b
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